Flash floods and mudslides in Thailand, triggered by monsoon rains, killed 22 people and injured 19 others, authorities said today, warning of further risk in the provinces where 30,000 households were affected, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
A Russian couple and nine migrant workers from neighboring Myanmar were among 13 people killed in a mudslide on the southern island of Phuket, officials said, after torrential rain lashed a dozen provinces last week.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra distributed food to people during a weekend visit to their homes in the northern district of Nan.
Rescuers are struggling to free three workers after a tunnel collapsed on a railway between Thailand and China in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, the transport ministry said.
Severe flooding continues in five northern provinces, including Chiang Rai, Sukhothai and Prae, and in other provinces there is a high risk of rising waters in areas near the Chao Phraya River, including the capital Bangkok, although levels are still manageable.